2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your
usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?*

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  Total
Respond.^
None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,861 3,758 78.0 76.4-79.5 243 4.9 4.2- 5.8 287 5.9 5.1- 6.8 309 6.8 5.9- 7.9 264 4.4 3.8- 5.1
-Non-Hispanic Black 941 732 79.4 75.6-82.7 46 4.6 3.2- 6.7 52 4.2 2.9- 6.1 64 8.3 6.0-11.5 47 3.4 2.4- 5.0
GENDER
Male 363 295 84.0 78.5-88.2 *** *** *** 19 3.3 1.9- 5.7 20 7.5 4.3-12.6 17 3.3 1.8- 5.7
Female 578 437 75.6 70.3-80.2 34 6.8 4.4-10.2 33 5.0 3.1- 8.0 44 9.1 5.9-13.6 30 3.6 2.2- 5.8
AGE
18-34 198 157 78.4 69.6-85.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 136 113 82.3 72.7-89.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 158 114 75.0 65.5-82.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 201 150 74.8 66.1-81.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 8.6 5.2-13.7 *** *** ***
65-74 154 118 84.6 77.0-90.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 300 235 82.5 76.6-87.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 5.4 3.0- 9.4 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 255 186 74.3 66.4-80.8 *** *** *** 18 6.0 3.3-10.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 266 223 86.2 80.5-90.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 136 85 70.7 59.9-79.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 10.9 6.0-19.0
$15,000- 24,999 203 148 72.7 63.9-80.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 11.0 6.0-19.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 313 176 55.7 47.9-63.3 20 8.2 4.7-13.8 27 6.7 3.9-11.2 50 19.6 13.5-27.5 40 9.9 6.5-14.6
No 592 524 88.8 84.9-91.7 25 3.3 2.0- 5.4 24 3.4 2.0- 5.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 122 90 79.8 71.2-86.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 819 642 79.3 75.2-82.9 41 4.9 3.3- 7.2 39 3.8 2.5- 5.9 55 8.4 5.9-12.0 42 3.5 2.4- 5.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 305 248 82.2 76.5-86.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 6.5 3.9-10.6 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 180 141 83.3 76.3-88.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 456 343 73.5 66.5-79.5 24 4.9 2.9- 8.2 28 3.7 2.3- 5.8 33 12.6 7.6-20.1 28 5.3 3.2- 8.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 485 417 84.5 79.3-88.6 24 4.3 2.7- 6.8 24 4.5 2.6- 7.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 225 180 85.5 79.4-90.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 15.5 9.9-23.5 29 19.8 12.6-29.9
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 186 135 74.1 64.6-81.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 330 283 86.2 80.0-90.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 262 194 75.3 66.9-82.2 *** *** *** 19 4.9 2.7- 8.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 349 274 78.4 72.3-83.5 19 6.0 3.4-10.4 19 4.4 2.6- 7.6 22 7.6 4.5-12.3 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 330 264 81.5 75.4-86.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 9.1 5.4-14.9 15 2.5 1.4- 4.5

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*Respondents who reported no mental and physical health problems in the past month were not asked this question, however, they are included in the 'None' category here.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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